Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-02
The CROPS.
Summary ofthe July Conditions /, !.
states and Territof,.s

summary OF the July Conditions iu,k,
states and Territories.
Chicago, July 3l-Ihe FOLLOWING c,m
summary will appear in this vs...
issue OF the Farmers Review:
The continued drouth IN many ~ n,
states has materially damaged the 81,
crop. Where local rains nave fallen n.
injury, however, is not. as yet, se,,ou,
The oat crop at this date is heading N,
as light as was expected. The Slnts
wheat n the different states, ~accoriir,
to the reports of III correspondent NJ
as follows: Nineteen counties in In.
nols report an average Of l5sa busbes !
Wayne and White counties report M.
yield as low as 8 bushels, and HapUa |
and Kankaka counties at 29 to 80 busLss
Tennessee counties report an sYe,R,
| yield OF lS 3-5 bushels; the highest 81
ported is Carroll county, ~ bustslsI
thirteen counties in Ohio, IA husbsA;g
Michigan counties, l3 7 bushels; Viii
oonsln counties report l7s5 bushels; frls
counties in Kentucky report IL iii
bushels thirteen counties IN MissoauisS
fraction under 81 bushels; seven Ksn.pE
counties. 10 81 bushels. The ayenus
yield of spring wheat IN different staaEE
is as follows: Eleven counties Iovsas
2-5 bushels; in Fayette county the cgS
has been cut for hay. ED IN WinnabaSS
county the crop has been destio, cd pmass
not mentioned. Considerable danaS
has been done throughout the stste IL
chinch bugs, i've counties IN MinnesaS
l3 bushels Sherburne county reports q ssE
crop ruined there by drouth and Cbrass
bugs; ten counties in Nebraska 10 bust
els with damage by drouth and buRsaE
some counties; eleven Dakota counts
10 l-5 bushels. The average condtak
OF the corn crop as reported from IL
different states, is as fellows: Twenty
two counties in Illinois place Ill
average OF rs per cent with damage IL
drouth at almost every county reportas
ten Indiana counties report an aveneS
condition OF 60 per cent, being 26E9s
cent lower than @ week III
from the effects of the general droutSs
the average reported by thirteen Ohs
counties is 80 per cent, damage sssS
drouth as yet having been slight; nHS
Michigan counties report on Rvs.Af
condition of 80 per cent and some Gss5
plant of drouth; Wisconsin report III
average condition at 95 per cent. leNSs|
requires rain badly in Kentucky, but
Missouri il is IN fine condition; ekfff
counties report an average condieoll n
JOY per cent. Nine Kansas countaaEI@SE
port an average condition for the WIZ
at IS per cent and complain Of ebs
weather and hot winds. In loEsBks
corn crop is still in fine condition, sN
With some complaint of drouth WI
chinch bugs: Fourteen counties hgs5s
an average condition Of 10s per cent;
counties in Minnesota report an aTe4;s'
OF 90 per cent and complaint Of DID,
and insects; ten Nebraska countiespssE
the average at SO per cent, aud sS
counties in Dakota at ITO per Ienl; 81:
the latter state refreshing rains iif5s
fallen, helping crops generally. RspEsA
on the yield of oats are beginning 5N$ss
come in, eighteen countiee in IllinosiaSS2
port an average yield OF % 40 bust
ten Indiana counties 2S 25 busnsSSS
eleven Ohio counties 80 Ali bustslSs
eight counties in Michigan q trias M
der 80 bushels. Six Wisconsin %coualffsXs
32l1a bushels, eleven Missouri counngS
40 bushels; seven counties in Ksnsfi II
bushels, sixteen Iowa counties. 10 baSS3
els; six Minnesota counties, 35lb brls3s3
ten Nebraska counties, 33 1.5 builsSsss
ten Dakota counties, 80 bushels We ~
crops are in much the same condltSS &s
last week with no Improvement, IN ~